Thursday 17 May 2012
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The last few weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind. Mel has been non stop travelling. Berlin > Mayrhofen > New York > California > Vancouver > Whistler > Berlin. So apologies again for the delay! We wont bore you with all of it, just give you the best bit and tell you...
So the end of the season hit us with a bang. The last fortnight was exhausting but a lot of fun! I call it the Gold Rush. It’s as if everyone is on a mission to completely destroy their livers and/or declare their undying love for fear that the world is about to end....
Monterosa Ski may have some of the best off piste skiing in the world, but that isn’t why everyone visits Champoluc. It has more than plenty to offer every visitor, great groomers, fantastic food, a friendly, warm atmosphere, whatever you look for in a mountain, this area has it all and more. From cruisy...
With cabin fever setting in, a few of us decided it was about time we got off the hill– cue a game of ‘Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe’. Apex Mountain. Done. Having very kindly been offered a friend’s car we set off on the Saturday night. All running smoothly, despite the complete mockery we were...
With Alagna flying the flag, Monterosa is famed worldwide for its off-piste terrain. After my visit last week, it is clear to see why the area is held in such high regard. I’ve skied in many resorts across the world, and some great off-piste, but the sheer diversity of the terrain offered in the...
So the past few weeks/weekends have been spent in Laax. If your a snowboarder … you will love it! Park everywhere and tons of natural hits to amuse yourself with! If it’s good enough for Nicholas Muller, then it’s good enough for us! We’ve been here many times before for the Brits festival but...
A storm is heading our way. It is brewing in Siberia and looks set to bring back a ravishing Chione. Although temperatures have plummeted (which has helped keep the powder fresh) we are in need of snow. To find anything fresh requires very good mountain knowledge, a great deal of mountain safety and the...
Champoluc, Italy is fairly unique as far as European resorts go. It’s one of only a handful of European resorts that offers visitors the opportunity to go heliskiing. After two days of snowfall (which saw around 40cm of fresh snow up the mountain) the clouds broke leaving us to wake up to THE perfect...
After a day of great skiing (which I’ll be talking about in more detail in a later blog), the evening of our second day in Champoluc saw us head back up the mountain to watch the finale of the Monterosa Ski Alp night race. The international night race started at the Town Hall at...
Skiing and snowboarding is an expensive sport. That’s not going to shock anyone – from the moment you leave your front door for your yearly ski-fix you’ve got to spend money to get out to resort, a place to stay, lift ticket, equipment, clothes… and this is before you mention the food and drink....
After a quick flight from London to Milan, and a short transfer we arrived in snow covered Champoluc, a beautiful ski town in the Monterosa Ski Area. The snowy scene provided a stark contrast from the previous few days in which temperatures had reached a balmy 16 degrees in resort, bringing a feel of...
Montgenevre, Les Deux Alpes, Sestriere, Alpe d’Huez, Puy St Vincent. We love skiing in Serre Chevalier with its 250km of pistes, big verticals, tree lined runs and easily accessed off piste, but living here also offers the additional advantage of being part of the “Grande Galaxie” network of ski resorts. This means that a...
It was with delighted exhaustion that I left Whistler and headed along the stunningly scenic Sea-to-Sky highway – though in fact I was heading Sky to Sea – down to Vancouver. Vancouver is home to 603,000 people and sits in an incredible position on the west coast of Canada surrounded by mountains. The city...
For a few years now we have been toiling with the unpredictable European conditions, itching to return for a taste of the North American snow. After last year’s European ski season, we made a decision: 2012 would finally be the year we would experience the famed Steamboat Champagne PowderTM. With talk of another record-breaking...
Hello from Big White! We’ve been pretty lucky of late and if it hasn’t been puking with snow, we have been blessed with consecutive bluebird days… cue poses being perfected and hair being washed for the photo opportunities! Work has been pretty quiet since the Christmas and New Year buzz, which has left us...
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